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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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